Pre-Composing Graphical Elements for Use by a Separate Real-Time Media Process

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is performed by the design service that is separate and distinct from the playback service.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the single merged graphic object has a transparency characteristic.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the single merged graphic object is a portable network graphic (PNG) file.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising executing the method via a web browser.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising adding a second graphic object to the layout at a fifth z-axis position and a second text object to the layout at a sixth z-axis position, and merging the first graphic object, the first text object, the second graphic object, and the second text object into the single merged graphic object and positioned at the fourth z-axis position.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the fourth z-axis position corresponds to a background of the layout.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the fourth z-axis position corresponds to a foreground of the layout.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising cropping the single merged graphic object.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein the device is separate and distinct from another device that executes the playback service.

13. The device of claim 11, wherein the single merged graphic object has a transparency characteristic.

14. The device of claim 11, wherein the single merged graphic object is a portable network graphic (PNG) file.

15. The device of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to add a second graphic object to the layout at a fifth z-axis position and a second text object to the layout at a sixth z-axis position, and merge the first graphic object, the first text object, the second graphic object, and the second text object into the single merged graphic object and positioned at the fourth z-axis position.

16. The device of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to crop the single merged graphic object.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 17, wherein the single merged graphic object is a portable network graphic (PNG) file.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 17, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to add a second graphic object to the layout at a fifth z-axis position and a second text object to the layout at a sixth z-axis position, and merge the first graphic object, the first text object, the second graphic object, and the second text object into the single merged graphic object and positioned at the fourth z-axis position.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 17, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to crop the merged graphic object.